| Item | Price June 2010 | Price Sep. 2010 | Notes |
| ASUS M4N68T-M AM3 | 54.99 | 49.99 | Motherboard |
| AMD Athlon II X2 240 2.8GHz | 52.99 | 50.99 | CPU |
| ECS NS9400GTC-512QZ-H GeForce 9400 | 54.99 | 49.99 | Low-profile, fanless video card with HDMI |
| ASUS Xonar DX | 76.31 | 79.99 | Low-profile sound card with optical out |
| Lian-Li PC-C37B | 149.99 | 129.99 | Low-profile chassis |
| Kingston ValueRAM 4GB (2 x 2GB) | 105.99 | 86.99 | RAM |
| Intel X25-V 40GB MLC SSD | 117.99 | 99.99 | SSD |
| Cooler Master Vortex 752 | 25.00 | 25.00 | See note 1 |
| FSP Group ZEN 400 400W | 109.98 | 109.98 | Fanless power supply |
| Athena Power 12" P4-12V | 3.39 | 3.39 | See note 2 |
| Total | 751.62 | 691.30 |
Note 1: The Cooler Master Vortex 752 claims to be "Low Profile Design for HTPC chassis and slim-type chassis", but it is several mm too high to fit in this case with this motherboard. I ended up modifying the fan by filing off some of the plastic, and modifying the case by cutting a hole in the top. The hole minimized sound, since the fan, even when it fit, would be too close to the chassis cover to avoid loud air flow. Buy some other kind of fan, and make sure it really is "low profile". This fan was replaced with a $35 Scythe SCSK-1100 100mm Shuriken, which fits and is more quiet!
Note 2: The fanless powersupply is nice, but has a relatively short 4pin cable, so I bought an extension cable.